National Health and Fitness Day Act

An Act to establish a national day to promote health and fitness for all Canadians

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment designates the first Saturday in June in each and every year as “National Health and Fitness Day”.

Similar bills

C-443 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) National Health and Fitness Day Act
C-443 (41st Parliament, 1st session) National Health and Fitness Day Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-211s:

S-211 (2021) Law Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act
S-211 (2020) International Mother Language Day Act
S-211 (2020) Modern Slavery Act
S-211 (2015) Law National Sickle Cell Awareness Day Act

Votes

Dec. 10, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Oct. 29, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those opposed will please say nay.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to an order made on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

Suspension of SittingNational Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

It being 11:48 a.m., the House will stand suspended until 12 noon, the usual time for government orders.

(The sitting of the House was suspended at 11:48 a.m.)

The House resumed from December 8 consideration of the motion that Bill S-211, An Act to establish a national day to promote health and fitness for all Canadians, be read the third time and passed.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 10th, 2014 / 3:35 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

Pursuant to an order made on Tuesday, November 25, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill S-211 under private members' business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #307

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 10th, 2014 / 3:40 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)